Can eGFR be a routine preoperative renal function test?

A research team from Japan evaluated the validity of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as a preoperative renal function parameter in patients with gastric cancer. Their study showed that eGFR was as equally reliable as creatinine clearance for assessment of preoperative renal function in patients with gastric cancer.

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